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    Who Deserves Credit for the Golden State Warriors' Wins?

    Fans focus on the exploits of athletes, but there's no doubt that professional sports is also big business. Should venture capitalists get some of the credit for a basketball team that's about to make history?

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    By Warren Olney • Apr 11, 2016 • 9m Listen

    Fans focus on the exploits of athletes, but there's no doubt that professional sports is also big business. Should venture capitalists get some of the credit for a basketball team that's about to make history?

    Photo: Keith Allison

    If the Golden State Warriors win their last game of the season on Wednesday night, they'll break a record set by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 20 years ago. The team and its star point guard are so much a cultural phenomenon that Stephen Curry's three-year old daughter "has developed a following." That's according to Bruce Schoenfeld in the New York Times magazine.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Bruce Schoenfeld

      New York Times Magazine

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Obama Cracks Down on Business, Wall Street
    1. 1:50David Cameron Answers Questions about Finances
    2. 8:46The President's Latest Message: 'There's No Time to Lose'
    3. 43:08Who Deserves Credit for the Golden State Warriors' Wins?You’re reading this
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